Judge Me Not After I'm Dead, César E. Chávez Would Probably Say While Rolling In His Grave

Judge me not after I'm dead, Chávez would probably say while rolling in his grave. 

The Latino hypocrisy or Hispanics are just to gallible to believe that the late leader of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union César E. Chávez was an alleged pedophile that targeted young girls ages 12, 13 and 15 and the alleged rapist of 20-year-old Dolores Huerta, the co-founder of the UFW?

Let's make it clear, Chávez died in 1993 and he is not here today to answer to the recent sexual abuse allegations that Huerta, Anna Murguia and Debra Rojas had exposed after 33 years of his death.

Huerta alleged that she was raped by Chávez in the 1960's when she was 20, and that Chávez fathered two of her children, which she gave up for adoption, Murguia says she was sexually assaulted by Chávez when she was 15 and Rojas revealed that Chávez groped her breasts at the age of 13, according to the New York Times report.

Now, questions are being raised, why did it take over 60 years to bring up the allegations that Chávez sexually abused women and young girls ages 12, 13 and 15 during the farm workers labor movement? Huerta in her personal statement at the age of 96 says, she kept the sexual assaults committed against her by Chávez a secret because she didn't want to destroy or hurt the labor movement at the time.

In her personal statement in Facebook, Huerta didn't say, if she got paid by the New York Times to revealed and tell her story. Also, Murguia and Rojas haven't said, if they also got paid by the New York Times to tell their stores about being sexually abused by Chávez.

Many Latinos/as find it hard to believe that Chávez was an alleged pedophile and a rapist. 

Let's be clear, Huerta by her own will and reasons never went to authorities at the time and accused Chávez of sexual assault. She remained by Chávez side during the Labor movement because she also benefited from the movement and became known as the co-founder of the UFW movement.

Also, where were the parents of Murguia and Rojas at the time Chávez allegedly sexually assaulted them? Why would the parents allow the two young girls meet with Chávez in private and not suspect that he was sexually abusing them. 

Chávez has had no documented history (or criminal history) of sexually abusing any young girls and women while he was alive.

If Huerta would have come forward sooner, after she was allegedly raped by Chávez, most likely there wouldn't be any young victims.

It seems, that the Latino community nationwide is showing how gallible they are to accept such unproven allegations after decades of Chávez passing away. 

Like in many occassions, remaining silent is being complicit to what happened.

Huerta had a clear choice when she was 20, she could have gone public, filed a criminal complaint with authorities against Chávez for raping her, but she remained quiet until recently at the age of 96 to reveal that Chávez had allegedly raped her.

The most important question today is, how deep and widespread was the sexual abuse among the rank and file in the UFW during the labor movement that involved young girls under 15? We will probably never know, because most of the rank and file in the UFW labor movement are now deceased and have taken the secret to their graves.

One thing for sure, the Latino sentiment that has ignited against Chávez without actual prove that he was a pedophile and sexually assaulted women is just the tip of the iceberg. 

If Chávez was an actual pedophile and raped women as Huerta, Murguia and Rojas have alleged, then justice hasn't been served, because Chávez died as the ironic UFW leader of the labor farm workers union.

For example, in the Make Amerikkka Great Again (MAGA) movement, the Epstein files revealed multiple allegations of sexual assault by young girls against a seating U.S. President who is Donald J. Trump, and his MAGA cult elected him, eventhough, he has had a history of allegations that he molested young girls as young as 13, and investigation files were created by the FBI. Yet, Trump remains as president.

A quick note, Chávez name doesn't appear in the Epstein files.

Today, we are left to judge and condemn Chávez after 33 years of his death, without any actual proof that he was an alleged pedophile and a rapist, and what makes it even more difficult to comprehend is that Chávez is not here today to tell his side of the story.

Chávez did not leave a wealthy estate when he passed away, he lived in poverty by choice. So, civil lawsuits by alleged victims against the Chávez estate are not prevelent.

May all the alleged Chávez victims find peace and continue to heal today. 

Posted on March 19, 2026, by H. Nelson Goodson, a Milwaukee Southsider in Wisconsin.

Mexican Fiesta And City Of Milwaukee Will Not Hold César E. Chávez Day Events For March 2026, After Sexual Abuse Of Women And Young Girls As Young As 12 By Chávez Were Made Public

The Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation/Mexican Fiesta will not hold their annual César E. Chávez Day this year, also the City of Milwaukee will not hold a Chávez Day event at the end of March.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 18, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Hispanic News Network U.S.A. has learned that the annual César E. Chávez Day event celebrating the life of Chávez at the Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation, Inc./Mexican Fiesta's Flores Hall will not be held this Month, according to sources.

No annual César E. Chávez Day event has been scheduled at the Mexican Fiesta location at the 2900 block of  S. 20 Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Also, the City of Milwaukee Common Council or Mayor Cavalier Johnson have not announced any scheduled events at City Hall to commemorate César E. Chávez Day this month for on Chávez's Birthday March 31st.

Although, Milwaukee Alderperson JoCasta Zamarripa released a press release saying that the Chávez Day planned event at the end of March, at City Hall will not take place. Ald. Zamarripa says that young girls as young as 12 became sexual abused victims of Chávez. 

The César E. Chávez BID 38 also released a press release indicating a possible new direction for the business district, but it did not indicate, if they will stop using the Chávez name for the BID 38 or removing the Chávez life-size bronze statue at the 900 block of S. Chávez Drive (El Rey Super Mercado property) and renaming Chávez Drive.

Many scheduled events and marches planned for the César E. Chávez Day throughout the U.S. have been canceled since, national mainstream media reported that César E. Chávez had allegedly engaged in the sexual assault of women and grooming young girls ages 12, 13 and 15 who became victims of sexual abuse by the late Chávez who was the former leader of the United Farm Workers union movement.

Ana Murguia says she was groomed and sexually molested at the age of 13 by Chávez and Debra Rojas claimed that she had her breast inappropriately groped by Chávez at the age of 12, and then later she was sexually abused.

Dolores Huerta, 96, also confirmed that she was sexually assaulted by Chávez when she was 20, and he fathered two children that were placed for adoption.

UFW Labor Leader And Activist Dolores Huerta Confirmed That She Was Compelled To Have Sexual Encounters With The Late UFW Leader César E. Chávez And Got Pregnant Twice

Recent allegations were raised by the national mainstream media that the late United Farm Workers union leader César E. Chávez allegedly had sexually abused women and young girls, which the iconic UFW labor activist Dolores Huerta confirmed that she was one of the victims who got pregnant twice by Chávez.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 18, 2026

California- On Wednesday, the iconic United Farm Workers (UFW) union labor leader and activist Dolores Huerta, 96, confirmed that she was one of the sexual abuse victims of the late UFW leader César E. Chávez who also is accused of sexually abusing young girls ages 12, 13 and 15.

Ana Murguia says she was groomed and sexually molested at the age of 13 by Chávez and Debra Rojas claimed that she had her breast inappropriately groped by Chávez at the age of 12, and then later she was sexually abused.

Huerta also confirmed that she was sexually assaulted by Chávez when she was 20, and he fathered two children that were placed for adoption.

Chávez passed away in 1993 at the age of 66, in San Luis, Arizona.

The United Farm Workers Foundation also released a statement confirming that it will not be participating in any upcoming César E. Chávez Day events and o steady will be concentrating on the victims. (Statement link: Statement from the UFW Foundation • UFW Foundation https://share.google/jM9wFor7WMJpH6fXE)

The following is the full statement from Huerta posted in her personal Facebook account at link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18qRycrybS/

Huerta posted in Facebook, "I am nearly 96 years old, and for the last 60 years have kept a secret because I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the farmworker movement I have spent my entire life fighting for."

"I have encouraged people to always use their voice. Following the New York Times'  multi-year investigation into sexual misconduct by Cesar Chavez, I can no longer stay silent and must share my own experiences.

"As a young mother in the 1960s, I experienced two separate sexual encounters with Cesar. The first time I was manipulated and pressured into having sex with him, and I didn't feel I could say no because he was someone that I admired, my boss and the leader of the movement I had already devoted years of my life to. The second time I was forced, against my will, and in an environment where I felt trapped. 

"I had experienced abuse and sexual violence before, and I convinced myself these were incidents that I had to endure alone and in secret. Both sexual encounters with Cesar led to pregnancies. I chose to keep my pregnancies secret and, after the children were born, I arranged for them to be raised by other families that could give them stable lives.

"Over the years, I have been fortunate to develop a deep relationship with these children, who are now close to my other children, their siblings. But even then, no one knew the full truth about how they were conceived until just a few weeks ago.

"I carried this secret for as long as I did because building the movement and securing farmworker rights was my life's work. The formation of a union was the only vehicle to accomplish and secure those rights and I wasn't going to let Cesar or anyone else get in the way. I channeled everything I had into advocating on behalf of millions of farmworkers and others who were suffering and deserved equal rights.

"I have never identified myself as a victim, but I now understand that I am a survivor — of violence, of sexual abuse, of domineering men who saw me, and other women, as property, or things to control.

"I am telling my story because the New York Times has indicated that I was not the only one — there were others. Women are coming forward, sharing that they were sexually abused and assaulted by Cesar when they were girls and teenagers.

"The knowledge that he hurt young girls sickens me. My heart aches for everyone who suffered alone and in silence for years. There are no words strong enough to condemn those deplorable actions that he did. Cesar's actions do not reflect the values of our community and our movement.

"The farmworker movement has always been bigger and far more important than any one individual. Cesar's actions do not diminish the permanent improvements achieved for farmworkers with the help of thousands of people. We must continue to engage and support our community, which needs advocacy and activism now more than ever.

"I will continue my commitments to workers, as well as my commitment to women's rights, to make sure we have a voice and that our communities are treated with dignity and given the equity that they have so long been denied. 

"I have kept this secret long enough. My silence ends here."

Read the full statement and Spanish-language version here: https://medium.com/p/e74c20430555?postPublishedType=initial

Wisconsin DACA Bill SB 745 Passed State Senate, Now Bill Goes Before WI Governor Tony Evers (D) To Sign Bill Into Law

DACA Bill SB 745/AB 759 passed both chamber in the Wisconsin State legislative chambers.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 17, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin- On March 17, 2026, the Wisconsin State Senate passed the DACA bill SB 745 on 31-2 vote in a bipartisan vote.

State Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D-Milw) confirmed that the DACA Bill passed the State Senate on Tuesday.

The DACA Bill AB 759 also passed on a vote of 97-0 in the State Assembly on February 20, 2026.

The DACA Bill now goes before Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) to sign the bill into law.

Senate Bill 745 https://share.google/KcLGRgpuEBdATbkUs

2025 Assembly Bill 759 https://share.google/DjVkbJiU89L6g7bde

48-year-old Wisconsin State Representative Sylvia N. Ortiz-Velez (D-Milw) Enters No Contest Plea To Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct In Milwaukee County

Ortiz-Velez pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor criminal charge of disorderly conduct after a dispute over several legislative resolutions that got to personal in nature.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 13, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Friday, Wisconsin State Representative Sylvia N. Ortiz-Velez, 48, (D-Milw) in a plea agreement with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office entered a "no contest" plea to one misdemeanor criminal count for disorderly conduct. Rep. Ortiz-Velez in return for her plea agreement, she 

received a $300 fine, must provide DNA, plus court costs including no probation, nor jail time. Ortiz-Velez was facing 90 days in jail and up to $1,000 in fines, if convicted.

Rep. Ortiz-Velez released a statement regarding her decision to plea "no contest". Pleading no contest, means that you are not pleading guilty, but you do know that the prosecution has enough evidence to prosecute you.

The misdemeanor criminal charge of disorderly conduct against Rep. Ortiz-Velez was in connection with alleged threats to Wisconsin State Representative Priscilla Prado, 42, (D-Milw) over a dispute regarding a Hispanic Month Joint 2025 Resolution and a Veteran's Hispanic Heritage Month Resolution during last year's Hispanic Heritage Month in the State.

Rep. Prado in the criminal complaint says that Ortiz-Velez had threatened her and that she would expose her and another male state legislator for alleged certain personal information regarding them. The criminal complaint did not specifically identify those alleged personal attacks.

During the court initial hearing on Friday, Micheal L. Chermin, the attorney representing Ortiz-Velez revealed that the alleged personal attack that was not included (mentioned) in the criminal complaint was that Rep. Prado allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior and drunkenness (while at a Democrat party gatherings). 

Attorney Chermin also told the court that Rep. Ortiz-Velez had talked on the phone with the minority Democrat leadership (Rep. Kalan Haywood) who recorded the call without her knowing, which Ortiz-Velez told him about Rep. Prado's inappropriate behavior while in office. Then the minority Democrat leadership used the call against Ortiz-Velez for Prado to filed criminal charges against her.

Then in September 2025, Rep. Ortiz-Velez was allegedly accused by multiple Democrats including State Assembly Representative Greta Neubauer, 34, (D-Racine) that Rep. Ortiz-Velez had made a gun threat against certain Democrats, but Ortiz-Velez denied the allegations and no criminal charges were ever filed against her by Capitol Police.

HNNUSA learned in September that she had talked to Rep. Neubauer about the Hispanic joint resolutions pending, then Rep. Kalan Haywood, 26, (D-Milw) talked to Rep. Ortiz-Velez on the phone while he was recording her without her knowing. Haywood then shared the recorded call with Rep. Neubauer who then shared it with Capitol Police claiming that Rep. Ortiz-Velez had threatened to shoot up the dems. Which after an investigation and speaking to Rep. Ortiz-Velez, they found no probable cause to charge Ortiz-Velez. Ortiz-Velez in her alleged threats had used a metaphor, according to Capitol Police.

Rep. Ortiz-Velez claimed that Rep. Neubauer and others were targeting her because she was going to propose legislation in connection with Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley who exceeded his powers during the COVID-19 crisis in 2010, when Ortiz-Velez was a Southside Milwaukee County Supervisor. Rep. Ortiz-Velez was able to introduce legislation to limit the powers of County Executives and it passed into law. (Article and Facebook post links: http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2025/09/wisconsin-state-rep-greta-neubauer-d.html and https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BvjthTz9r/)

Crowley (D-Milw) is a candidate for Wisconsin Governor.

On February 20, 2026, Rep. Ortiz-Velez during the State Assembly floor address, she exposed Rep. Neubauer, the minority leader of prohibiting other Dems in the State Assembly from voting with Republicans on issues they favored.

Rep. Ortiz-Velez actively campaigned to elect Rep. Prado into office, and once Prado was elected, she later turned on Ortiz-Velez.

Editor's note: The Milwaukee County Court records in CCAP first reported that on Friday, Rep. Sylvia N. Ortiz-Velez entered a Not Guilty plea, then she decided to enter a "No Contest" plea, but CCAP then in a error reported that Ortiz-Velez pleaded guilty, which is an error committed by the court staffer logging the court results.

CCAP on March 17, 2026 corrected the logged in error from Guilty Plea to Guilty due to No Contest Plea in the Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez criminal case.

Wanted 35-year-old Tow Truck Driver Johnathan Jay Otto Fatally Shot By Milwaukee Police Officer In The Southside Of Milwaukee

35-year-old Otto was fatally shot by a Milwaukee police officer in the Southside of Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 12, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, a Milwaukee police officer who was holding to the driver's side door of a flatbed White tow truck fatally shot Johnathan Jay Otto, 35, a Native-American truck driver who failed to stop.

The officer attempted to arrest Otto by his residence for a parole violation, but he sped away with a passenger in the tow truck, while the officer held on to the driver's side door. The officer told Otto multiple times to stop or he would shoot him, but Otto kept on going and the officer then shot him. The tow truck then stopped at the 1500 block of W. Grant Street in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Ana Rios released the video recording to media showing the tow truck moving while the Milwaukee police officer held on.

According to Otto's wife (girlfriend) Emily Hernández on Wednesday, in a posted social media video (6:57 minutes) says, that she witnessed her husband get killed by a Milwaukee police officer, who jumped on the tow truck and wouldn't get off when asked by her and her husband Otto to get off. She said, that Otto stopped twice for the officer to get off the truck, but he wouldn't get off. She said that, Otto was driving at least 20 mph, but stopped twice for the officer to get off, she begged the officer to get off, but he wouldn't, then the officer told Otto "I'm going to fucking kill you", he grabbed his gun and shot Otto on the head at point blank. Otto died in front of his wife. She also alleged that Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey B. Norman lied about what had happen and she is seeking justice for Johnathan Otto. (Facebook video by Otto's wife at link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FBmmwtBqb/)

The Milwaukee Police Department released the following press release regarding the police involved shooting.

On Thursday, March 12, 2026, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Milwaukee Police Department officers along with a Department of Corrections Agent responded to the 1900 block of South 12th Street to check for a wanted suspect with a parole violation.

Upon arrival, an officer in full uniform encountered the suspect who was inside a full-sized flatbed tow truck with a passenger in the truck. The officer approached the suspect and ordered that he exit the truck. The suspect refused and the officer attempted to remove him from the truck at which time the suspect immediately started the vehicle and suddenly drove off at a high rate of speed while the officer was clinging to the suspect and the driver's side window.

The suspect drove the truck for several blocks as the officer clung to the side of the truck. The officer gave several commands to the suspect to stop the truck, even informing the suspect that if he did not stop he would shoot. The suspect continued to refuse these commands multiple times. At this time, the officer discharged his firearm subsequently striking the suspect, and finally stopping the truck.

While this was occurring, the officer's partner was in pursuit of the truck with lights and sirens activated attempting to catch up to pull over the truck.

The suspect, a 35-year-old male, sustained fatal injuries. The passenger was not physically injured by the gunfire but was transported for medical treatment out of an abundance of caution. We recognize that exposure to incidents like this are traumatic and our thoughts are with the passenger.

The officer that discharged his firearm is a 46-year-old male with over 21 years of service. 

He was transported to a hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries. He will be placed on administrative duty as is routine in officer involved shootings.

The Milwaukee Area Investigative Team will be investigating this incident. The West Allis Police Department is the lead investigating agency.

Once An Inspiring Reggaetón Artist, 37-year-old Miguel A. Aponte Sentenced To Life In Prison, Eligible For Parole in 40 Years, For The 2023 Homicide Of Laeng Sanavongsay, 49, In Ozuakee County

Aponte, an inspiring Reggaetón freestyling singing artist from Waukesha gets life in prison for the homicide of Laeng Sanavongsay in the Town of Grafton in Ozuakee County.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 11, 2026

Town of Grafton, Wisconsin - On Monday, Miguel A. Aponte, 37, of New Berlin,  also known as "Incredulo", a inspiring popular Reggaetón freestyling singing artist from Waukesha County was sentenced to life in prison, but will be eligible for parole (supervision) in 40 years, in Ozuakee County for the March 4, 2023 homicide of Laeng Sanavongsay, 49, from Texas in the Town of Grafton in Ozuakee County. Sanavongsay's body was found in the back seat of a charred vehicle, with a gunshot wound to the right of the victim's head. 

A jury found Aponte guilty of 1st-degree intentional homicide including party to a crime and bail jumping, according to Ozuakee County court records.

The Ozuakee County Medical Examiner's Office (OCMEO) determined that Sanavongsay's death was a homicide. The OCMEO also found that Sanavongsay had also suffered several broken ribs and that his wrist showed signs of being bound.

Sanavongsay's body was found in the back seat of a rental car from Illinois, with tape on his mouth and hands bound. The vehicle was set on fire on the side of Highway C near Tallgrass Drive in the Town of Grafton. 

Aponte was connected to the homicide by DNA found in the vehicle and the victim's cellphone tracking showed he was at the proximity of where Aponte lived before his body was found.

The Sanavongsay homicide case remains open, Aponte's accomplices have not been arrested in the case. According to the Ozuakee County District Attorney's Office, Aponte did not acted alone.